Tag: pirates
Pirates shoot two Agip workers, security personnel dead in Bayelsa
Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in the early hours of Sunday attacked two oil installations, killing three and abducting…
Pirates abduct eight boat passengers in Rivers
Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates have abducted eight passengers travelling on Kula-Abonnema-Port Harcourt waterways.
Pirates flushed out of Nigerian waters: General Lucky Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, said the Nigerian military has successfully chased out pirates from the nation’s…
$300,000 ransom paid to pirates to free 10 foreigners, 4 Nigerians
A ransom of $300,000 was paid to pirates to release ten foreigners and four Nigerians abducted last month, off the…
Pirates kidnap 15, kill one in attack of Turkish cargo ship off Nigerian coast
Turkey sought on Sunday to rescue three surviving members of a cargo ship, called Mozart, after pirates attacked it off…
Pirates abduct 6 Russian Sailors off West Africa
Six Russian Sailors have been abducted by pirates off the coast of Benin, the Russian Embassy in the West African…
Pirates free kidnapped crew off Nigerian coast
All of the crew kidnapped by pirates from a container ship off the coast of Nigeria in October, including eight…
Pirates free Polish crew kidnapped in Nigerian waters
All of the eight Polish crew kidnapped by pirates from a container ship off the coast of Nigeria in October,…
Pirates kidnap 12 crew members from Swiss cargo vessel in Nigeria
Pirates have kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss cargo vessel in Nigerian waters.
Nigerian pirates kidnap 12 crew from Swiss cargo ship
Pirates have kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss cargo vessel in Nigerian waters. Massoel Shipping said its vessel, MV…
Latest: Pirates abduct 10 sailors in Niger Delta
Pirates have kidnapped 10 sailors from a merchant ship off the coast of southern Nigeria in the latest attack in…
JTF kills Pirates in Rivers, destroys kidnappers den
The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta says it has destroyed a hideout used by kidnappers in…
Somalia, EU mull ways of enhancing maritime security
The Somali government and the European Union (EU) have held talks on strengthening the Horn of Africa nation’s maritime security…
FG approves $186m to combat piracy
The Federal Government has approved $186million (N56.73 billion) in its efforts to combat piracy on Nigerian waters.
Somali Security Forces Capture 10 Pirates
Somali forces on Tuesday captured 10 pirates in a who hijacked an Indian cargo ship on April 1.